How common is the last name Lynn?

36,656 people in the United States have the last name Lynn, about 1 in 8,154. It ranks #932 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LYNN

#932

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
36,656
About
1 in 8,154
This common or more
38.9%
Who bears it

Of the 36,656 people with the last name Lynn, 81.3% reported their origin as White, 8.8% as Black and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Lynn

#930 Dang · 36,719#931 Fry · 36,696#933 Clements · 36,649#934 Best · 36,602

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Lynn, most common first.

#1,275 Lyon · 26,997#21,203 Lyn · 1,259#24,425 Lyne · 1,068#31,903 Lynne · 776

Also a first name

As a first name, Lynn ranks #288 of 53,615, with 193,296 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1956, with 8,989 births. See Lynn as a first name

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